Post on 18-Jan-2018
description
Lead-plant
Amorpha canescens
By: Daniel Hughes
Classification
Kingdom PlantaeSubkingdom TracheobiontaSuperdivision SpermatophytaDivision MagnoliophytaClass MagnoliopsidaSubclass RosidaeOrder Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Amorpha
Species Amorpha canescens
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AMCA6
Shape, Form, Type• The lead-plant is a little shrub
and is 2 to 3 feet tall and 2 to 2.5 feet wide
• The stem becomes woody with age. This member of the pea/bean family is a showy little native shrub and contains white foliage and purple flower spikes
• This makes it desirable for use in wildflower beds and butterfly gardens.
Figure 1: Lead-plant
Leaf
• The lead-plant features alternate, pinnately compound leaves that contain grayish green leaflets and densely hairy twigs.
Figure 2: Leaf of Lead-plant
Flower
• The little violet-purple flowers have a duration of 3 weeks and are great in numbers, 4 to 6 inch dense, spike-like clusters on the upper section of the stem.
Figure 3: Flower of Lead-plant
Habitat and Range
• Lead-plant is an upland species and is generally in dry sand prairies, hillside prairies, and remnant oak barren. It is usually associated with dominant prairie grasses.
Figure 4: Range map of Lead-plant
Uses
• It has been used in folk medicine and yellow tea can be made from its roots.
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